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Coin of Hierapolis in alliance with Sardis with bust of Philip I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Phrygia and Lydia, Hierapolis and Sardis (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 17.90 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.805
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Apollo of Hierapolis holding lyre and sceptre, head turned toward cult statue of city goddess of Sardis at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Apollo of Hierapolis holding lyre and sceptre, head turned toward cult statue of city goddess of Sardis at right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 18); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963